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Could it be possible that life has been so uninteresting that I have been unable to update you as of late?
Nah, the truth is I have been rather distracted by emotions and illness to find time to keep you all informed. I hope a quick summary will suffice.
Home sickness has taken a firm hold of me recently and if that was not unbearable enough food poisoning took care of any strength I may have managed to hold on to. Still I have found recovery in putting my I-pod on random and getting though the day with Jack Johnson singing softly in my ear.
On the brighter side we celebrated Qin laoshi's birthday by making Jiaozi and relaxing. Last weekend we also went to XiShan a beautiful mountain about an hour from our school. Still weak from my night of barfing, I climbed slowly to the top and found a humble appreciation for the scenery. Afterwords we made our way to an environmental enthusiasts outdoor labratory, where he himself tested methods to clean polluted water which he hoped to empoy to clean up a near by and heavily polluted lake.
Its best to leave you here, I will return one all aspects of life improve.